Backpacks

Here's Bucky on last night's The Amazing Race:OK, no DVR again this week. Watching a foot of snow fall back home in Colorado (I love The Weather Channel) was too much to bear, so we extended our stay in California.......

It’s estimated that more than 30 percent of kids don’t have all the school supplies they need when class starts. Even if they do, parents may want to stock up on some great deals happening right now. Starting now and likely lasting until the...

SeaWorld Orlando features whales, dolphins, stingrays, penguins, sharks, Clydesdales and more. But the rarest of its animals is the enjoyable, downright lovable mime. Every day, before performances of the "Clyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island" sea...

Environmentally-friendly products and services seem to be everywhere these days. Energizer is joining the market, introducing a new line of solar-powered lighting options. Debuting this spring will be a solar folding lantern (pictured), a solar spot light...

By JOAN LOWY (AP) – Apr 14, 2010 WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a weekend bicyclist, might consider keeping his head down and his helmet on. A backlash is brewing over his new bicycling policy. LaHood says the government is...

It's May and that means high-school graduation announcements are filling mailboxes nationwide. Have no fear — a graduation gift doesn't have to break the bank. Here are five inexpensive favorites: 1) Books: Devotionals, career guides, city maps,...

Once largely catering to the beards, blazers and glasses indie set, South by Southwest in the last several years has expanded its parameters to become one of the preeminent testing grounds for emerging hip-hop talent. Out of the myriad showcases......

All you need to know about the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which runs Thursday through Sunday. Where: Bay Hill Club and Lodge, 9000 Bay Hill Blvd., Orlando. Parking: Restricted. There is shuttle bus parking available at Universal Orlando Resort for all...

“Stay off the glitter!” instructed ushers at the first night of Concept L.A. fashion week (of which the Los Angeles Times' Image section is one of several media sponsors) as attendees tried to make their way to their seats. The......

Baby wearing has been a hot topic of discussion among parents lately because of a recent warning by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission that certain kinds of slings, if used incorrectly, can lead to infant death. Indeed, hazards aside, the...

Walt Disney World operates two outlet stores, Character Premiere in the Orlando Premium Outlets near Downtown Disney and Character Warehouse in the Prime Outlets on International Drive. The stores sell discontinued and overstocked — but not...

Well, dag gummit, as Jet and Cord might say, was that not a great episode of "The Amazing Race"? This week's installment had everything that makes "The Amazing Race" addictive television: major reversals, local color and surprises aplenty, as several........